Aphasia

Question 1

3 types of Aphasias

Answer 1

Fluent
Nonfluent
Subcortical

Question 2

What is the most common cause of aphasia

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cerbralvascular accidents

Question 3

This type of stroke is caused by a blocked or interrupted blood supply to the brain

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Ischemic Strokes

Question 4

blockage or interruption may be caused by two kinds or arterial disease

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thrombosis or Embolism

Question 5

This is a collection of blood material that blocks the brain

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thrombus

Question 6

this a traveling mass of arterial debris or a clump of tissue from a tumor that gets lodged in a smaller artery and thus blocks the flow of blood

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embolism

Question 7

These strokes are caused by bleeding in the brain due to ruptured blood vessels

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hemorrhagic strokes

Question 8

A general definition of aphasia

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a loss or impairment of language caused by a recent brain injury. comprehension and expression of language as well as reading and writing may be impaired

Question 9

Caused by damage to the posterior inferior frontal gyrus of the left hemisphere of the brain.

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Brocas aphasia

Question 10

Brocas area is supplied by what artery

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upper division of the middle cerebral artery

Question 11

Can you have Brocas aphasia with an intact Brocas area?

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yes

Question 12

What are some different types of nonfluent aphasias?

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Brocas,
Transcortical Motor Aphasia,
Mixed transcortical Aphasia
Global Aphasia

Question 13

This nonfluent variety of aphasia is caused by lesions in the anterior superior frontal lobe often below or above Broca’s area which is not affected

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Transcortical motor Aphasia

Question 14

This nonfluent aphasia has intact repetition skills

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Transcortical Motor Aphasia

Question 15

these patients tend to exhibit such motor disorders as rigidity of upper extremities, absence or poverty of movement (akinesia), lowness of body movement (bradykinesia), buccofacial apraxia, and weakness of the legs.

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Transcortical Motor Aphasia

Question 16

this variety of nonfluent aphasia is caused by lesions in the watershed area of the arterial border zone

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Mixed Transcortical Aphasia (MTA)

Question 17

this non fluent aphasia is characterized by severe echolalia

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Mixed Transcortical Aphasia (MTA)

Question 18

this non fluent aphasia is characterized by severely impaired auditory comprehension

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Mixed Transcortical Aphasia (MTA)

Question 19

caused by extensive lesions affecting all language areas (the perisylvian region)

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Global Aphasia

Question 20

What are the different types of fluent Aphasias

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Wernickes Aphasia
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
Conduction Aphasia
Anomic Aphasia

Question 21

this Aphasia is caused by lesions to the wernicke area (the posterior portion of the superior temporal gyrus in the left hemisphere of the brain)

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Wernickes aphasia

Question 22

Wernickes area is supplied by what artery

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the posterior branch of the left middle cerebral Artery

Question 23

these patients are usually free from obvious neurologic symptoms such as paralysis

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Wernicke Aphasia

Question 24

this fluent aphasia is caused by lesions in the tempo parietal lobe especially in the posterior portion of the middle temporal gyrus

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Transcortical Sensory Aphasia

Question 25

the transcortical sensory area is supplied by the

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posterior branches of the left middle cerebral artery

Question 26

whats the difference between Wernickes Aphasia and Transcortical Sensory Aphasia

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repetition is intact with patients that have TSA

Question 27

this aphasia is caused by lesions in the regions between Brocas and Wernickes; especially in the supramarginal gyrus and the arcuate fasciculus

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Conduction Aphasia

Question 28

Disproportionate impairment in repetition is a distinguishing impairment of this aphasia

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Conduction Aphasia

Question 29

Unlike with Wernickes this type of fluent aphasia has good to normal auditory comprehension

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Conduction Aphasia

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the distinguishing factor for this one is that generally language functions except naming are relatively unimpaired

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Anomic Aphasia

Question 31

this type of aphasia is caused by lesions in the basal ganglia and surrounding structures in the left hemisphere

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Subcortical Aphasias

Question 32

What are some common Aphasia assessments

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Boston Diagnostics Aphasia Examination (BDAE) Western Aphasia Battery WAB The Minnesota Test for Differential Diagnosis of Aphasia

Question 33

Name two functional tests for Aphasia

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ASHA functional assessment of communication skills for adults Communicative abilities in Daily Living

Question 34

Most current research shows treatment for Aphasia is

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effective

Question 35

If a patient has a lesion in this region than their prognosis is better

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Posterior Superior Temporal Lobe (PST)

Question 36

What are some ineffective ways to increase comprehension

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Louder Speech and video presentations of stimuli

Question 37

What is the term for loss of previously acquired reading skills due to recent brain damage

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Alexia

Question 38

term for difficulty in learning to read, this difficulty is often genetically based and is manifested in childhood.

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Dyslexia

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term for the loss or impairment of normally acquired writing skills due to lesions in the foot of the second frontal gyrus of the brain

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Agraphia

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Term for impaired understanding of the meaning of certain stimuli even though there is no peripheral sensory impairment --> patients can feel, hear, and see stimuli but can not understand their meaning.

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Agnosia

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Auditory Agnosia is characterized by

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impaired understanding of the meaning of auditory stimuli normal peripheral hearing difficulty matching objects with their sounds normal visual recognition of objects

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Auditory Verbal Agnosia is characterized by

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``` PURE WORD DEAFNESS impaired understanding of spoken words normal peripheral hearing normal recognition of nonverbal sounds normal recognition of printed words normal or near normal verbal expression and reading ```

Question 43

Visual Agnosia is characterized by

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impaired visual recognition of objects which may be intermittent normal auditory or tactile recognition of objects

Question 44

Tactile Agnosia is associated with

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impaired tactile recognition of objects when visual feedback is blocked (blindfold) impaired naming of objects client can feel with their hand